The Gates Cambridge Scholarships 2017

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship programme is awarded to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. The Gates Cambridge Scholarship programme was established in October 2000 by a donation of US$210m from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge; this is the largest ever single donation to a UK university.

Selection Criteria:

outstanding intellectual ability

leadership potential

a commitment to improving the lives of others

a good fit between the applicant’s qualifications and aspirations and the postgraduate programme at Cambridge for which they are applying.

Eligibility:

a citizen of any country outside the United Kingdom

applying to pursue one of the following full-time residential courses of study at the University of Cambridge: